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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.387,220, dated August '7, 18188.

Application tiled April BASSE. Serial No. 2G9,Q9l.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that l, WILLIAM FORKER, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Glenwood Springs, in the county of Garfield and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gaines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to games, and has for its purpose the production of a simple and unique gameboard, and the eontrivance ofthe game, herein described, to be played thereon,

the object of which is to effect a pleasing and attractive method of teaching geography.

The invention will be hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which forni a part oi this specification, Figure l represents my game-board, being of a portfolio or book forni and closed. Fig. 2 shows the front otone of apack of playingcards constitntinga part of my game; Fig. 3, a rear View of the saine. Figs. 4, 5, and 6 represent counters; and Fig. 7, a lull View of the board thrown wide open.

Reference being had to the drawings and the letters marked thereon, A indicates the front of the gameboard, B the back of the saine, and C a ily-leaf separating the two. On the inside of the front A is printed or affixed a complete map, I), of the country, State, dis trict, or other subdivision to be played, and on the inside of the back B is printed an outline-inap, E, of the same country or division. In this instance I select the United States, as shown at Din Fig. 7, though it is obvious that anyother country or division may be usedin the sanne way; or there may be many leaves in the front A of' the board, each bearing a complete map and a corresponding number in the back B, provided with outline-maps of the saine countries or divisions, the former and t-he latter being separated, in the manner already described, by the fly-leaf C.

Around the field bearing the outline-map E are four tally-columns or countinglscales, F G H I, divided into a number ot squares, a b o, which are numbered from left to right, the iirst nine of which, a, represent units, the second, b, tens, and the third, c, hundreds, the

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second and third set, b and c, increasing in arithmetical progression, as clearly shown at F, G, H, and I in Fig. 7.

K represents a card, which constitutes an important element in this game, and which bears upon its face d the naine ofthe State or subdivision of land or water which it represents and upon its back e leading points of information concerning that particular State or division, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

In connection with each of the tally-columns F, G, H, and I, I use countersf g h for the purpose of keeping score. These counters are preferably sawed from a round piece of hard Wood about three-eighths (3') of an inch in diameter, and are then painted red, white, and blue, respectively. The elements of my game being substantially as set forth, I will proceed to describe how to use them.

The country to-be played being the United States, as shown in Fig. 7, the ily-leaf (l is thrown back so as to conceal the complete reference-map D and to expose the outline-inap E surrounded by the tally-columns F G II I. The pack of cards consists of thirty-eight, representing the States, and ten the Territories, at least, and there may also be a card representing each county in said States or the great lakes or oceans. In every instance, however, the face of the cards must bear the naine of the division which itrepresents and the reverse side a series of questions relating to the same. rI`he players-ofwhom there may betwo, three, four, or even more, provided they be divided into sides, each side scoring on one ofthe tally-columns-each draws one card from the pack, the one securing the State ofthe greatest importance dealing. The cards having been thoroughly shuffled and cut. the pack is placed upon the table, face up, Fig. 2, and we will suppose the card representing Texas to be on top. New, the first player tothe left of the dealer begins the game by locating that State on the outline'rnap E, and if this is done correctly he gets one credit, which he scores by placing his red counter, Fig. 4, on space 1 of tally-column F. He is then entitled to pro` ceed, and the iirst player to his right reverses the card Texas and propounds the questions on the back thereof, Fig. 3, which, if an swered correctly, credits the player according to the number of questions, and the counter is IOO moved along his tally-column until it reaches 10,When it is withdrawn and the White counter, Fig. 5, substituted. The red counter commences the ascent at 1 again, and upon reaching 10 for the second time, counter, Fig. 5, is promoted to the next space in tens. This process is repeated, as the credits et' the player Warrantit, until white counter, Fig. 5, reaches space 100, when the blue counter, Fig. 6, is substituted for it., and both counters, Figs. 4 and 5, are removed to commence anew, so that the only limit to the extent of the count is the length ofthe tally-columns F G H I.

Should the player fail to locate the State,he fori'eits his right to play,and the questions are propounded to the first player to the lef't,who locates it correctly, and should he tail to an swer any ofthe questions from the back ofthe card, Fig. 3, the number of failures is deducted from his score by retracing the counters on his tally-column. The card TeX-as having been played out, in the manner described, and laid aside, the next player to the left proceeds to play out thc next card in the pack in the same manner, registering his score on his tally-column in the same manner, and so on, until the pack is exhausted, when the player whose counters register the highest score is adjudged to have beat the game.

In the construction of my game board l do not limit myself to any particular material from which it shall be made, for it may be made of' wood, card-board, leather, or metal; and while prefer counters made as described, it is obvious that those of any other materialas card-board, metal, buttons, or grains of corn or coffee-may be used.

In another application, Serial No. 275,971, filed June 4,1888, I have claimed an improvement in the board used for playing my game.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A game-board consisting of a field appropriately printed or engraved thereon having tally-columns around ils four sides, in combination With cards representing geographical divisions or subdivisions of said map, and bearing on one side the name of said division and on the reverse sideinformation relative to the same, substantially as described.

2. A folding game-board having 011 one hall' thereofa complete geographical map and on the other half an outline-map of the same geographical division, in combination with atiyleaf for covering the complete map While a game is being played, and a pack ol' cards rcprcsenting geographical divisions or subdivisions of said map, and bearing on one side the name of said division and on the reverse side information relative to the same, substantially as described.

A game apparatus consisting of a board having on one halll a complete geographical map and on the other hal t' an outline-map of the same geographical division separated by a fly-leaf, in combination with a pack of cards representing geographical divisions or subdivisions of said map, and bearing on one side the name of said division and on the reverse side information relative to the saine, and tallycolumns around the margin of the board which bears the outline-map and counters, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

VILLAM FORKER.

Witnesses:

A. P. OGDEN,

E. KUGH. 

